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Essay on the Characteristics of Quality as Defined by defined by Ruch, Fearon and Wieters!Quality is multi-dimensional. It is not a single characteristic. Total quality of the product basically means that all characteristics of quality must be individually high on the quality criteria. Image Source: pathway-medical.com ADVERTISEMENTS: Some of these characteristics are defined by Ruch, Fearon and Wieters as follows: 1. Functionality: Functionality refers to the performance of the product. It can be measured either on a yes-no basis such as whether a radio works or not or it can be measured on a continuous basis such as how many miles a car goes on a gallon of gasoline. 2. Reliability: Reliability can be measured from different angles. Some of the considerations are:i. How long will the product function as…

Legal provisions regarding right to be examined by a medical practitioner at the request of the arrested person under section 54 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.Section 54 of the Code of Criminal Procedure provides:(1) When a person who is arrested, whether on a charge or otherwise, alleges, at the time when he is produced before a Magistrate or at any time during the period of his detention in custody that the examination of his body will afford evidence which will disprove the commission by him of any offence or which will establish the commission by any other person of any offence against his body, the Magistrate shall, if requested by the arrested person so to do, direct the examination of the body of such person by a registered…

Legal provisions regarding search by police officer making an investigation under section 165 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.(1) Whenever an officer in charge of a police station or a police officer making an investigation has reasonable grounds for believing that anything necessary for the purposes of an investigation into any offence which he is authorized to investigate may be found in any place within the limits of the police station of which he is in charge, or to which he is attached, and that cannot, in his opinion, be otherwise obtained without undue delay, such officer may, after recording in writing the grounds of his belief and specify in such writing, so far as possible, the thing for which search is to be made, search, or cause search…

Legal provisions regarding Sentence in cases of conviction of several offences at one trial section 31 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.Section 31 of the Code of Criminal Procedure provides that:(1) When a person is convicted at one trial of two or more offences, the Court may, subject to the provisions of Section 71 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, sentence him for such offences, to the several punishments prescribed therefore which such court is competent to inflict, such punishments, when consisting of imprisonment to commence the one after the expiration of the other in such order as the Court may direct, unless the Court directs that such punishments shall run concurrently. Image Source: diannemalone.com ADVERTISEMENTS: (2) In the case of consecutive sentences, it shall not be necessary for…

Legal provisions regarding sessions Judge’s powers of revision under section 399 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.(1) In the case of any proceeding the record of which has been called for by himself, the Sessions Judge may exercise all or any of the powers which may be exercised by the High Court under Section 401(1) of the Code. Image Source: netdna5.mainstreetsettlement.com ADVERTISEMENTS: (2) Where any proceeding by way of revision is commenced before a Sessions Judge under sub-section (1), the provisions of sub-sections (2), (3), (4) and (5) of Section 401 shall, so far as may be, applied to such proceeding and references in the said sub-sections to the High Court shall be construed as references to the Sessions Judge.(3) Where any application for revision is made by or…

Legal provisions regarding suspension of execution of sentence of imprisonment in default of payment of the fine under section 424 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.According to Section 424 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, when an offender has been sentenced to fine only and to imprisonment in default of payment of the fine, and the fine is not paid forthwith, the Court may; ADVERTISEMENTS: (a) Order that the fine shall be payable either in full on or before a date not more than thirty days from the date of the order, or in two or three installments, or which the first shall be payable on or before a date not more than thirty days from the date of the order and the other or others at an interval…

Legal provisions regarding suspension of sentence pending the appeal; release of appellant on bail under section 389 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.(1) Pending any appeal by a convicted person, the Appellate Court may, for reasons to be recorded by it in writing, order that the execution of the sentence or order appealed against be suspended and, also, if he is in confinement, that he be released on bail, or on his own bond.Provided that the Appellant Court shall, before releasing on bail or on his own bond a convicted person who is convicted of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life or imprisonment for a term of not less than ten years, shall give opportunity to the Public Prosecutor for showing cause in writing against such…

Legal provisions regarding variation of conditions of probation pass under Section 8 of Probation of Offenders Act, 1958.(1) If, on the application of a Probation Officer, any Court which passes an order under Section 4 in respect of any offender is of opinion that in the interests of the offender and public it is expedient or necessary to vary the conditions of any bond entered into by the offender, it may, at any time during the period when the bond is effective, vary the bond by extending of diminishing the duration thereof; so, however, that it shall not exceed three years from the date of the original order or by altering the conditions thereof by inserting additional conditions therein. However, no such variation shall be made without giving the offender…

Legal provisions regarding trial of person not complying with conditions of pardon under section 308 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.(1) When, in regard to a person who has accepted a tender of pardon made under Section 306 or Section 307, the public prosecutor certifies that in his opinion such person has, either by willfully concealing anything essential or by giving false evidence, not complied with the condition on which the tender was made, such person may be tried for the offence in respect of which the pardon was so tendered, or for any other offence of which he appears to have been guilty in connection with the same matter, and also for the offence of giving false evidence. However, such person shall not be tried jointly with any…

Assumptions that form the basis for this argument in an Organisation !There are many situations which suddenly come up as ill-structured problems which are unlikely to be solved by a single individual. In such situations, the manager may assign the problem to a group of experts for recommendations; it is often argued that groups can make higher quality decisions than individuals. Image Source: blog2.ecoastsales.com ADVERTISEMENTS: According to Gary John, there are three assumptions that form the basis for this argument. These are:1. Groups are more “vigilant” than individuals:Because of natural constraints, any single individual cannot look at all possible angles of a complex problem and thus he may miss an important aspect of the issue. But if there are more members looking at the same problem, then it is more…